Garment-supporter.



G. I. HYLTN-GAVALLIUS.

GABMENT SUPPORTEB.

APPLICATION lILBD 11.8, 1908.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

TN: Nor'ems vsn-ws co., WASHINGTON. D. c. 4

CARL FREDRIKlIYLTN-GAVALLIUS, OF HALMSTAD, SWEDEN.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27', 1908-.

Application filed April 8, 1908. Serial No. 425,824:

T0 all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known th at I, CA 1u. FREDRIK HYL'IN- CAVALLIUS, lieutenant-colonel, citizen of Sweden, residing at Halmstad, Sweden, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment- Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention refers to a device for holding up the trousers and consists of hooks fastened at the waistband and a row of strings or laces arranged inside that piece of clothing which is worn immediately above and nearest to the trousers, most frequently the waistcoat. The hooks on the waistband pointing outwards will of their own accord hook into one or the other of the aforesaid strings or laces of the other wearing apparel, and the trousers will thereby be held up without any further trouble. When for instance the strings are arranged on the waistcoat it will in order to pull ofi' the trousers only be necessary to unbutton the waistcoat and the trousers. If the trousers are held up in the ordinary way by means of braces these must, besides the aforesaid unbuttoning of the waistcoat and trousers, also be unbuttoned. The same is the case when the trousers are put on. By the present invention it is therefore only necessary to button the trousers and the waistcoat. This :makes the present arrangement much more comfortable than the one hitherto used, and the improvement becomes still more evident for stout persons or when in cold and damp weather the hands and fingers are numb. The fewer buttons then to be buttoned the better.

When the vest is buttoned, the hooks will of their own accord catch into the strings or laces, and these being arranged horizontally will offer elastic holding-points for the trousers. The arrangement does not cause any inconvenience as the piece of wearing apparel outside the trousers needs not sit tighter than usual. The weight of the trousers will be divided between the shoulders, that is to say over a larger surface than is the case with ordinary braces.

The invention is shown on the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l shows a waistcoat provided on the inside with strings, Fig. 2 shows the up-` per part of a pair of trousers provided with hooks, Figs. 3 to 6 show dilferent views of the hook and how it is fastened, Figs. 7 and 8 show two different ways of arranging the strings.

The waistcoat being as a rule the wearing apparel immediately above the trousers the strings are arranged inside the lower part of the waistcoat as shown in Fig. l..

\ The strings a which are held together in different places by narrow cross-pieces b, are sewn on to the lower part of the waistcoat c.

On the outside of the waistband (Z (Fig. 2) the outwardly pointing hooks f are either sewn on direct or they may be fastened by means of a plate g (Fig. 3) on the inside of the waistband and carrying two elastic pins i that are forced through the waist- I band and into two holes of a small part fa on the outside of the waistband, the said part lc being provided with the hook (Fig. 3)

The hooks j' are fastened to the trousers so that they will be adjacent the row of strings a, and they will consequently, when the waistcoat c is buttoned, project between the strings and hook onto one of these. The strings a and cross-pieces Z9 may be made in pieces of suitable length. They are sewn on to the waistcoat at the cross-pieces b whereby the intermediate pieces of string are quite free. The strings and cross-pieces may also be fastened on by buttons, each cross-piece being buttoned on to a button m in the waistcoat (Fig. 7).

Fig. 8 shows a special arrangement of theinvention where the strings are fastened to a very light piece of wearing-apparel a having the shape of a waistcoat the fabric of which is of a' relatively open 'mesh The strings have a buckle and strap so that the whole device can lie close to the body. This arrangement is especially adapted for sporting persons who want to dispense with coat and waistcoat in order to move more freely.

In` order to make the waistcoat more capable of resistance it may be provided with yokes 29 (Figs. l and 8).

I claim:

1. A supporter comprising in combination, a supporting garment having shoulder engaging portions and provided on its interior with a plurality of engageable elements arranged to aord engagement at a plurality of different vertical points, and a supported garment provided with a plurality of supporting members adapted to extend within and automatically engage the elements.

2. A supporter comprising in combination, a supporting garment having shoulder engaging portions and provided on its interior With a plurality of parallel longitudinally disposed, engageable elements arranged to afford engagement at a plurality of different vertical points7 and a supported garment provided With a vplurality orn supporting members adapted to extend Within and automatically engage said elements.

3.y A supporter comprising in combination, a supporting garment provided on its interior with a plurality of parallel strings7 and a supported garment provided With a plurality of supporting members and adapted to extend Within said strings and automatically engage the same.

Ll. A supporter comprising in combination7 a supporting garment provided on its interior with a plurality of parallel strings, said garment being provided with yokes or supporting elements extending from said strings to points around the shoulder portions of said garments, and a supported garment provided with a plurality of hooks adapted to extend Within said strings and automatically engage the saine.'

In testimony whereof have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CARL FREDRK llYL'lN-CAVALLUS.

Witnesses ERNEST BoU'rAiu), l). HOFMAN BARRY. 

